A Voyage Towards South Pole and Round The World by Aleksandra Mir, 2005: a 113 page; 11 x 8.5" size; full colour publication is my log and sketchbook from the journey to Antarctica in 2005 on Pierre Huyghe initial invitation. I spent in total 7 weeks on board Tara 5 as we sailed from Ushuaia to Antarctica and back, stayed as the boat made its way through Patagonia and eventually landed in Buenos Aires. The drawings depict the mundane life on board and show seasons changing as the landscape goes from slick icebergs to lush vegetation. Originally produced as a Xerox copy publication for all 17 members of the expedition, it was included in the collection of the Explorers Club in Manhattan in January 2007, the ceremony of which there is also now a certificate in the back. Download a low resolution PDF HERE (11.4Mo) and a high resolution HERE (44.6Mo).

SEE project description and texts on Antarctica.

texts on Drawings:

Stern, Steven, Aleksandra Mir, Frieze, London, May 2008.
Schwarting, Jen, Aleksandra Mir Newsroom 1986-2000, www.brooklynrail.org, NYC, Nov 2007.
Mack, Joshua, Aleksandra Mir: Newsroom, Mary Boone Gallery, through Oct 27, 2007, Time Out New York, #629, Oct 18-24, 2007.
Smith, Roberta, New York Stories: Art Torn Screaming From the Headlines, Then Hung on Walls, The New York Times, Oct 20, 2007.
Douglas, Sarah, Newsmaker: Aleksandra Mir, www.artinfo.com, Sept 20, 2007.
Newsroom 1986-2000, Mary Boone gallery, New York, August 2007.
Jasper, Adam, Aleksandra Mir. Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland, Frieze, London, Dec 2006.
Sgualdini, Silvia, How to do something from nothing, UOVO, Torino, Dec 2006.
Sherwin, Brian, Art Space Talk: Aleksandra Mir, www.myartspace.com, 30 Dec, 2006.
Wullschlager, Jackie, An ad-man's snapshot of the US, The Financial Times, London, 6 Oct, 2006.
Sansone, Valentina, Aleksandra Mir, Flashart, #260, Milan, Oct 2006.
Schmidt, Heinrich, Switzerland and Other Islands, Vernissage TV, Zurich, Aug 2006.
Coomer, Martin, Aleksandra Mir. Greengrassi, Time Out, London, 23-30 Nov, 2005.
Bell, Kirsty, Aleksandra Mir, Camera Austria, Graz, Nov 2004.
Jetzer, Gianni, Lets see what happens and who will be there, Kunsthalle St. Gallen, April 2003.
Ricupero, Cristina, Publicness, ICA, London, Jan 2003.